Check out this beautiful cake, made using every bit of the cauliflower--stalks, leaves and all! Christina Badaracco, a resident of Washington, D.C., made
Cook with what you have and win prizes! The 2026 Cooking Challenge is on!
It's on! The 2026 Food Waste Prevention Week Cooking Challenge is open for your entries! Between now and Oct. 6, anytime you make a dish that: You're
Desserts to make when you need to clear out your pantry
So your kitchen is stuffed with ingredients, but somehow there's not a treat in sight. Not to worry—check out these recipes for inspiration on how to conjure
The best and easiest cranberry crisp (and it can help clear your pantry!)
Back in November, did the grocery store convince you to buy two bags of cranberries? One for Thanksgiving and one to “freeze for later”? I mean, I get that they
Clear the kitchen soup, aka Chametz Soup
Whether you’re looking to eat up all your bread and bread-adjacent foods before Passover, or just simply trying to build a meal from what you’ve got, this
Waffle tacos use up lots of kitchen extras!
I’m a sucker for tamales, but have never been interested in the work it takes to make them. So I’m always on the lookout for recipes that are easy, but evoke
Do this with leftover sushi
Usually, leftovers are a win for the next day’s lunch or dinner. But with sushi? Ehhh. As someone who’s waste averse, I used to find it oddly stressful to
The recipes that helped me save the most food in 2025
Whoaaa… it’s almost 2026! But before we dive into a new year, a year when hopefully we’ll all waste less food (hoping!), I’m taking a minute to review the
18 ideas for using up extra coconut
For some of us (like me!) shredded coconut is one of those ingredients you get for one recipe and then forget about forever. No more! Assess how much coconut
Clear-out-the-kitchen oatmeal cookies
Let's say you want to clear your kitchen of various odds and ends AND you want cookies. Enter: Clear-out-the-kitchen oatmeal cookies. These cookies will absorb
Do ice crystals mean food has freezer burn?
What you see: Unexpected ice crystals, or maybe something that looks like a snowdrift on your frozen food.What it is: Frost!Eat or toss: In many cases, eat! If
How to use up the rest of the capers in the jar
If you’re not in the habit of cooking with them, capers are one of those ingredients that you might buy for a certain recipe (in my house it’s lox bagels) and
How to rescue leftover salad
Sautéed salad? Yep, sautéed salad. This grew out of my aversion to leftover salad. Once the greens, particularly delicate greens, are dressed, I just
Fondue Leftovers Soup
Today, I'm excited to feature a recipe from Teralyn Pilgrim, author of the excellent book, No Scrap Left Behind: My Life Without Food Waste. Read her book! It's
A formula for making dinner from whatever you have at home
Ok, so you want to cook with what you have, but where do you start? EatOrToss's Use-It-Up Library has ideas for specific often-tossed ingredients, as well as
Share your waste-fighting kitchen adventures and earn $$
It’s on! The Food Waste Prevention Week Cooking Challenge is open! Rachael Jackson (that's me!), EatOrToss's founding editor is a judge and co-director of this
